Orizen Designs – Oren Farhi – Javascript Blog, HTML5, CSS3

Hi Swishmax 2 users and flash users (as well as web designers, web developers).
3dCarousel version 2 is the new version of my famous flash 3d carousel component for Swishzone’s Swishmax 2 alternate flash creation IDE.
3dCarousel V2 allows you to easily create and simulate a 3d carousel flash effect from images and items in your swishmax project.

New features in 3dCarousel version 2:

In version 1, you would have to use script in order to load different images to the carousel and attach button’s event to them.
Now – You can import images to swishmax and the component will make it all happen. As for button events – just put the script on the image/movieclip as you are familiar with ( on(release) {} ).
You can customize behaviors, colors and each item to act differently (with the version 2) – you can insert script to any object you chose to put inside the component.
There are new buttons to control the 3d carousel – left and right buttons to control the movement as well as a play button – all within the end result of a small swf file effect.
A new public API is available for actionscript as in Easing Tweens 2 Component (example for the flash carousel actionscript API using is included inside the component).

Help and Instructions

This component is constantly in development, so your impressions and comments may help us develop it to a better component for your needs.


* Use Library Item: In order to use objects/images as the carousel’s items – you need to define the “Use Library Item” as false (as default).
You will have to put all the carousel’s items (again – images/movieclips and so on..) inside the movieclip “items” which is located inside “carousel” movieclip. In that way, you can put script on the images/movieclips you put inside “items” – customizing the items to react to button’s events.

* Auto Start Playing: Allows you to define whether the carousel will start to animate with the movie’s loading.

Public Api for 3d Carousel Component:

Currently, eScrollBar component includes 2 public functions you can use from anywhere in your swishmax project:

• startMove():
  Use this function to start moving the carousel (if it has stopped by the user). The direction for the move will be the last one that was used.
  * Assuming the component’s name is (movie clip) : “carousel”, this code will start moving the carousel:
  _root.carousel.startMove();
• stopMove():
  Use this function to stop the carousel from moving. You can use the startMove() function to start moving it again.
• startMoveTo(direction:String):
  * direction – can have these values: “right”, “left”.
  Use this function to start moving the carousel in a certain direction.
  * Assuming the component’s name is (movie clip) : “carousel”, this code will start moving the carousel to the right:
  _root.carousel.startMoveTo(“right”);

Few tips:

Please keep an eye on the “items” registration point if your carousel shifts to the right or to the left. I recommend to use the “top-left” point always.

Install Instructions

Extract the folder “Orizens” (which includes the swi and swf files) to your swishmax component directory.
Open the components window through: Window -> Components, and From “Orizens”, drag the 3d carousel v2 component to you’re movie.
If any window pops up asking you to confirm changing properties of the movie, you can press Yes with no problem. just read carefully what it says if your are a heavy developer (basically – it will enable physics properties to your movie).

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